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Tornadoes usually form from a type of thunderstorm called a supercell, which has a rotating updraft called a mesocyclone. A downdraft at the back of the storm, called the rear-flank downdraft or RFD is believed to wrap around the tornado, tightening and intensifying it to produce a tornado.

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